Careers at Affinity

GreekLicensing.com is owned and managed by Affinity Marketing Consultants. We are a licensing, marketing, public relations, and design firm located in Carlsbad, CA.

Affinity has been serving the trademark licensing and marketing needs of our clients for over 20 years. We have grown to represent organizations with a collective market of more than 600,000 students and over 8 million alumni members throughout North America. We work with thousands of wholesale and retail vendors to deliver licensed goods and services at the highest quality.

Established in 1997, Affinity Consultants is the industry leader specializing in providing trademark licensing services to over 120 inter/national Fraternity and Sorority organizations.

Current openings in Carlsbad, CA

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Executive Assistant

We are looking for a true team player who will help conserve the president’s time, promote the company culture and protect the corporate image by representing the president internally and externally. This person would be a liaison between the president, key executives, employees, clients, and vendors. The ideal candidate is highly trustworthy and thrives in an environment where juggling different, sometimes competing goals and objectives, is the norm.

Term	Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Location	Carlsbad, CA
Compensation	Salary + Health + Dental + 401k Benefits
Education	Bachelor’s Degree
Experience	5+ years experience preferred
Reports To	President

Duties

• Represents the President by reviewing correspondence, arranging client/vendor calls, answering questions and fulfilling meeting requests directed to the president
• Helps the President and company leadership team establish strategic goals, set priorities, and collaborate on company-wide objectives
• Arranges occasional travel and meetings by developing itineraries and agendas, booking other transportation, and arranging lodging and meeting accommodations
• Enhances the President’s and corporation’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests, exploring opportunities to create efficiencies in the president’s daily effectiveness and adding value to the company

Skills

• Completes projects and special assignments by establishing objectives, determining priorities, managing time, gaining the cooperation of others and monitoring progress, problem-solving, and making adjustments to plans
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and responsibly without direct supervision
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills; able to speak comfortably over the phone
• Computer literacy; competency with Gmail and Microsoft Office

Expectations

• Enjoys working with people in a collaborative team environment
• Lives by and values the principles of integrity, compassion, and progress

Perks and Benefits

• Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Employee Health Benefits
• Casual Dress Code
• Open and Collaborative Environment
• Ambitious and Compassionate Team

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Brand Protection Coordinator

In this entry-level role, you will be exposed to the dynamics of trademark licensing and will see your efforts help to advance and protect the trademarks of our clients across North America and beyond. Not familiar with trademark law or license agreements? Not a problem! You will be provided all necessary training on-site. Our ideal candidate is achievement-oriented and is interested in joining and contributing to our friendly, supportive, and ambitious team.

Term	Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Location	Carlsbad, CA
Compensation	Salary + Health + Dental + 401k Benefits
Education	Bachelor’s Degree
Experience	Experience as a self-starter and organized team member is a must
Reports To	Director of Accounting and Auditing

Duties

• Learn about trademark law in order to defend our clients' intellectual property rights
• Conduct online investigations; research vendors and follow-up accordingly to ensure proper enforcement of our clients' trademarks
• Analyze and interpret data and information received/collected from various sources
• Expand number of licensed vendors through enforcement efforts (phone calls, e-mails, letters, etc.)
• Assist in management of vendor database, keeping data current
• Track performance data on enforcement efforts and business growth
• Strategize new and efficient methods for achieving success

Skills

• Outgoing, tenacious, confident, and persuasive communication style
• Highly organized, able to manage, contact and follow-up with steady stream of leads
• Self-motivated, able to anticipate needs of the office and able to work independently and responsibly without direct supervision
• Articulate in written/verbal communication skills and able to speak comfortably and assertively over the phone
• Competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Gmail, Google Drive, etc.

Expectations

• Enjoys working with people in an open and collaborative team environment
• Lives by and values principles of integrity, compassion, and progress

Perks and Benefits

• Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Employee Health Benefits
• Casual Dress Code
• Open and Collaborative Environment
• Ambitious and Compassionate Team

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Senior Full-Stack Software Developer

As a senior full stack software developer at Affinity, you’ll be key in the continued development and expansion of our core software platform and in the launch of next-generation technologies designed to revolutionize the licensing industry. This position has responsibilities encompassing our full tech stack, from technical infrastructure reliability to the development of new innovative features. You’ll participate in all stages of development and collaborate with our senior leadership team to solve problems and build innovative solutions.

Term	Full-Time, 40 hours/week
Compensation	Salary + Health + Dental + 401k Benefits
Education	Bachelor’s Degree
Experience	2 years related experience required
Reports To	Vice President of Technology

Minimum Requirements

• Four-year college degree in computer science, computer engineering or other related technical discipline
• 2+ years of experience with PHP, additional experience with other languages, like Go, Java, C#, or Python preferred
• 2+ years of experience with JavaScript/Typescript, and familiarity with React
• 2+ years of experience with Laravel, Ruby on Rails, or a similar backend "MVC" framework
• Strong experience with SQL (preferably MySQL) -table design, query optimization, best practices
• Experience working with stakeholders to propose and define requirements
• Ability to transform functional requirements into specifications and functional features

Preferred Experience

• 4+ years of PHP experience
• Prior experience in a senior or lead role
• Deep understanding of Typescript or another strictly typed language
• Experience with Ansible or another configuration management (CM) tool
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines

Duties

• Support, monitor, and improve our core infrastructure
• Engage with our leadership team to design and build new feature concepts
• Coordinate with other developers to develop and deploy innovative new features
• Identify innovative software solutions to address business needs and user feedback

Perks and Benefits

• Paid Holidays and Personal Time Off
• 401k Retirement Savings
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Employee Health Benefits
• Casual Dress Code
• Open and Collaborative Environment
• Ambitious and Compassionate Team